…our friends and foodies– tweet, Instagram or Facebook – #CAGrown with a pic of California Grown produce and a pound of food will be donated to a local food bank….
California Among States Selected by USDA for Participation in the Pilot Project for Procurement of Unprocessed Fruits and Vegetables
…USDA Foods – provided by the USDA to schools – make up about 20 percent of the foods served in schools. States use their USDA Foods allocation to select items…
USDA Joins Global Partners to Kick Off International Year of Soils in 2015
…the importance of soil conservation and how we’ve worked with private landowners since 1935 to protect and improve this priceless natural resource.” UN’s Food and Agriculture Organization spearheaded the global…
Agriculture Emerging: a progress report at CDFA
…on the rise, and food and nutrition are front-and-center in the media and on the minds of consumers. Whether their crops, livestock and other products are headed for the produce…
Egg Marketers Await Beginning of New Regulations
…supply and demand—and the demand for eggs right now far outweighs supply.” Story by Ching Lee, assistant editor of Ag Alert. Used with permission from the California Farm Bureau Federation….
CFBF President’s Message: One Opportunity Lost; One Remains
…the interrelationship between surface water supply and delivery and groundwater use, specifically that our groundwater problems occur chiefly because there’s not enough surface water available. While the Legislature was busy…
State Employees Donate 13 Tons of Turkey, Help Set Record at Sacramento Food Bank
…offices throughout the region have staged colorful bins to make donations easy. The Sacramento Food Bank is Sacramento County’s largest direct food bank provider feeding approximately 40,000 food-insecure individuals a…
USDA Announces Support for Producers of Advanced Biofuel
…of advanced biofuel produced from renewable biomass, other than corn kernel starch. Examples of eligible feedstocks include but are not limited to: crop residue; animal, food and yard waste; vegetable…
CAPCA Announces New CEO/President
…control advisers (PCAs) that provide pest management consultation for the production of food, fiber, and ornamental industries of this state. CAPCA’s purpose is to serve as the leader in the…
Celebrating Our Nation’s Agricultural Abundance this Thanksgiving
…a safe, affordable, abundant food supply for our nation. We can pursue the opportunities life offers us because of their work to produce our food, so this Thanksgiving—thank a farmer….
Thankful For What’s On Our Table
…they devote to our food supply. Let me also express my thanks for all of the other agencies, stakeholders, scientists, educators and representatives who, along with CDFA, play supporting roles…
Update for Mandarins Inside Quarantine
Mandarins under a countywide quarantine in Tulare County are getting some good news on enforced regulations. Update for Mandarins Inside Quarantine The California Department of Food and Agriculture released an…
Full Belly Farm Named 2014 California Leopold Conservation Award Recipient
…and a farm internship program. “When it comes to farming in ways that promote the long-term health of California’s land, water, wildlife and food economy, there’s no better example than…
Silicon Valley Needs Farmers Too – Farm to Food Bank Month Spotlight
…A recent article in USA Today highlights this disparity. Second Harvest Food Bank volunteer and client More than two-thirds of our clients purchase unhealthy food. They know the food is…